UNSPSC 50524634: Non GMO ogen melons

The variety of non GMO melons known as non GMO ogen melons. This means that they are produced without the use of methods that genetically modify organisms by means that are not possible under natural conditions. Such methods include cell fusion, microencapsulation and macro-encapsulation, and recombinant DNA technology (including gene deletion, gene doubling, introducing a foreign gene, and changing the positions of genes when achieved by recombinant DNA technology).

Traditional methods of breeding, conjugation, fermentation, hybridization, in vitro fertilization, or tissue culture are considered to be non-GMO.

UNSPSC 50524634 Non-GMO Ogen melons (Commodity) shows minimal recent procurement activity directly aligned with its scope. The one opportunity explicitly matching this code involves Madison Metropolitan School District Food & Nutrition Department's RFB 4162 for petite bananas due July 29, 2026—a clear mismatch in which a banana procurement was tagged under the melon code. Beyond this outlier, the remaining recent opportunities uniformly solicit comprehensive fresh produce assortments for school nutrition programs, not melons as a standalone commodity line. School districts dominate the issuing bodies in this dataset, with repeat activity from Wisconsin, Georgia, and Texas jurisdictions including Madison Metropolitan, Hancock County, Bulloch County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham, Glynn County, McAllen Independent, Austin Independent, and Douglas County School Systems, as well as the State of Georgia. The work actually being solicited comprises weekly or annual supply contracts for mixed fresh produce—apples, bananas, berries, broccoli, carrots, peppers, tomatoes, and citrus—delivered to school sites for child nutrition programs funded through USDA National School Lunch and Breakfast programs or Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program grants.

Geographic activity concentrates heavily in Georgia (Hancock, Bulloch, Liberty, Muscogee, Savannah-Chatham, Glynn, and Douglas County systems), with secondary activity in Wisconsin (Madison), Texas (McAllen, Austin), and Florida (Hillsborough County). Representative recent solicitations include Hancock County Board of Education IFB requesting fresh produce across 200+ line items for July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027 delivery with sealed bids due June 26, 2026; Bulloch County School District RFP for locally-grown produce within 200 miles with proposals due May 4, 2026; Liberty County Board of Education IFB for produce and food products due April 29, 2026 at 9:00 a.m.; and Muscogee County School District ITB 26-017 for 60 produce line items due April 27, 2026 evaluated against USDA Fruit and Vegetable Market News Index pricing. The code itself does not reflect the actual scope of procurement activity—state and local governments are buying comprehensive fresh produce assortments for school nutrition programs, not melons as a discrete commodity, making this code's utility for market targeting questionable.